Greetings from the North land!
We hit the road again last Monday and ended up in Sisters, Oregon. Central Oregon is a beautiful area with lots of pine trees and mountains with winding rivers and streams.
Lots of forest fires this time and we entertained ourselves at the campground watching the water tankers ferry back and forth from Bend to the fire some 15 miles away.
The smoke was not too bad but it did obscure the mountains a little and the smell was pretty strong at times.
The town of Sisters was named for the mountains just to the west. The three sisters, Faith, Hope and Charity, are some 20 miles away and their brother, Bachelor, is just to the South. The town of Sisters is a quaint little town that's a little touristy but not too bad.
We headed to the little town of Camp Sherman just west of Sisters to do a some hiking. We found a trail along the Metolius river and hiked about 4 miles on a nice dirt trail. What a beautiful area even with the smoke.
Here's a happy hiker and also a happy camper. Thank goodness for new knees!
We're now in Issaquah, Wa visiting Kris. We're here for 5 days and then on to George, Wa to spend some time on the farm again and see some special Cousins. We'll meet up with Minnesota friends there and continue the road trip to the Olympic peninsula.
More from down the road later.
